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(ModeL) S. S. ROGERS;

WRITING IMPLEMENT.

No. 256,742. Patented Apr. 18,1882.

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WRITING IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,742, dated April 18, 1882,

Application filed September 29, 1881. (Model) in the pen-holder provided with the said gui'd-.

ing-wire, in combination with the writing-grasp formed with guides for the holder and the said wire, and also of the details of construction of the grasp, and of the combinations and arrangements of the parts thereof, as hereinafter fully described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

The figure represents a perspective view of my improved writing grasp and pen holder, the holder being shown in position for use.

In the figure, A represents the hand or writing grasp, which is formed of elastic sheet metal, hard rubber, celluloid, or any other suitable material; and B represents the penholder, which is of any ordinary construction, save that it is provided upon its upper side with the guide-wire b, which is stretched from the eye 0 to the eye 0?, which latter is formedin the end of the downwardly-bent elastic wire 0, which serves as a tension to hold the wire I) taut. The main palm-supporting frame a of the writing-grasp is of such size and shape as to fit nicely in the palm of the hand, and is adapted to be grasped in such manner that the first and second fingers and the thumb may come together naturally for conveniently holding the pen-holder, as shown in dotted lines in the drawing, and this frame is provided with the supports ff for the third and fourth fingers and with the guide -g for the pen-holder. The supports f f should have sufficient spring orelasticity, and should be so formed as to normally stand out, so as to require some pressure from the third and fourth fingers in order to bring them down and to permit and assist the said fingers to rest in proper position upon the paper.

The upper end of the guide 9 is formed with the hook it, which passes over the pen-handle, and with the prongs or arms 1' t", which come against the wire b when the pen-holder is in place for use.

To hold the pen-holder up under the hook it, so as to prevent lateral movement thereof, 1 provide the wire j, upon which the holder rests, which wire reaches from the said guide 9 across to the upwardly-curved portion k of the frame of the grasp, which portion comes between the thumb and the knuckle of the first finger.

In order to conveniently secure the grasp to the hand, I provide the main frame at its rear end with the upwardly curved springs to a and at its forward end with the downwardlycurved spring a to fit over the hand and hold the grasp in place. These springs are preferably formed from portions of the material of the palm-supporting frame, which are formed by making suitable incisions in the metal and bending the strips thus separated from the main sheet downwardly, outwardly, and upwardly, as clearly shown in the drawing.

I do not confine myself to these springs as a means for holding the frame upon the hand, as many other means for this purpose might be devised.

With this device the third and fourth fingers are always prevented from drawing up or closing upon the palm of the hand, and the main difficulty in writing-that of the tendency of the hand to draw into acramped and unnatural positionmay be entirely overcome by the use of this writing-grasp. Besides, by the use of this device the habit of always holdin g the pen so that the nibs thereof will always correspond with the properslant of the letters may also be easily acquired.

Instead of using the wire j for holding the pen-holder under the hook h, a spring may be attached to the grasp and bent up so as to form an elastic support for the pen-holder on the under side and press it upward against the book, as shown in dotted lines in the drawing; and, instead of using a single guide-wire, 11,011 the pen-holder, two or more wires maybe used.

Upon the pen-holder, where the thumb and fingers grasp it, I place the collar 12, of rubber or other similar material, to assist in holding I the pen.

Having thus fully described my invention,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The pen-holder 13, provided with the eyes a and d, and with the guide-wire b, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The main frame a, formed with the guide 9 and provided with the wirej, in combination with the pen-holder B, provided with the guidewire I), the upper end of the guide g being formed with the hook it, and the arms 6 t, as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The main palm'supporting frame a, formed with the finger-supports ff, the guide g, and the springs to" and a, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4;. The pen-holder 13, provided with the wire I), in combination with the guide g, formed with the hook it, arms i t', and the wire j, secured to the said guide and to the curved portion 70 of 20 SAMUEL SCOTT ROGERS.

Witnesses:

J. K. RUTHERFORD, J. A. STARNER. 

